obcuneate
/ɒbˈkjuːnɪeɪt/ /ɒbˈkjuːnɪət/Chiefly Botany
adjective
Wedge-shaped.
- In dictionaries and botanical glossaries the term is usually interpreted as ‘inversely cuneate’, which would denote a wedge shape with the broader end at the base. In practice the term also appears to be a synonym of cuneate or cuneiform, perhaps by analogy with terms such as obconical, obcordate and obovate, which indicate a shape narrower at the base..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Joseph Hooker (1817–1911), botanist. From ob- + cuneate, probably after scientific Latin obcuneatus.
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